Denitrification measurements of sediments using cores and chambers

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 326, Issue , 2006, Pages 49-59

  Macreadie, Peter I ^a   Ross, D Jeff ^a   Longmore, Andrew R ^b   Keough, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic chambers; Denitrification; Disturbance; Macrofauna; Nutrient flux; Port Phillip Bay; Sediment cores

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FAUNA; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PORT PHILLIP BAY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 33845886969     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps326049     Document Type: Article

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